White Family Foundation
White Family Foundation is a private foundation based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including a major grant for educational services and smaller grants for health care, community service, religious services, and foreign policy studies.
White Family Foundation at a glance
In short: White Family Foundation gave $3.2M across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $290K), mostly in Indiana. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,189,250
- -7.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $289,932
- -24.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $3,969,356
- -19.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (3 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Indiana (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to White Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1100 S Flager Drive Bristol 503, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: (212) 504-6000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who White Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Notre Dame ($3.1M). Together the top 10 received $3.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 44 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Indiana, 2% to Minnesota, and 1% each to New York and California. The filing also lists recipients in Washington, D.C., Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is White Family Foundation open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 11 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $395K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $9K repeat.
- 45% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 1700% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 703% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $114K (2023) to $3.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $3.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | For Educational Services | $3,061,000 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Center City, MN | For Ealth Care Services | $50,000 |
| Phoenix House Long Island City, NY | For Health Care Services | $25,000 |
| Coach Art Los Angeles, CA | For Educational Services | $20,000 |
| New York Historical Society New York, NY | For Community Service | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Defense of Democraci Washington, DC | For Foreign Policy Studies | $10,000 |
| Camp Sunshine Casco, ME | For Community Service | $7,500 |
| Sister of Saint Joseph of Springfie Springfield, MA | For Religious Services | $2,500 |
| Church of St Paul the Apostle New York, NY | For Religious Services | $2,000 |
| Student Advocacy Center Ypsilanti, MI | For Community Service | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,969,356 | $2,251,561 | $3,208,273 | $3,189,250 | 11 | $3,189,250 | $2,244,397 | $453,930 |
| 2024 | $4,926,068 | $500,864 | $3,467,990 | $3,440,300 | 9 | $3,440,300 | $494,989 | $469,859 |
| 2023 | $7,893,194 | $1,342,058 | $134,256 | $113,750 | 8 | $114,500 | $1,335,590 | $531,835 |
| 2022 | $6,677,181 | $314,218 | $192,511 | $177,200 | 6 | $177,950 | $311,657 | $525,417 |
| 2021 | $6,522,404 | $709,277 | $352,167 | $339,833 | 10 | $342,483 | $705,277 | $538,426 |
| 2020 | $6,155,850 | $404,718 | $351,401 | $341,000 | 8 | — | $400,718 | $427,534 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, White Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $454K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support designated for educational services, health care services, community service, religious services, and foreign policy studies. One grantee, the New-York Historical Society, describes its own mission as collecting, preserving, and interpreting material about the history of the United States, New York State, and New York City.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $3,189,250. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $3,061,000, with a median grant of $10,000. The largest grant was $3,061,000 to the University of Notre Dame in Indiana for educational services. Other grants included $50,000 to Hazelden Betty Ford, $25,000 to Phoenix House, $20,000 to Coach Art, and $10,000 to the New-York Historical Society.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists W Christopher White as investment trustee and Megan A Grossman as trustee.
White Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Megan A. Grossman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W. Christopher White
Investment Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Andrew C. White (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Anne M. White (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer M. Vogel (2020–2022) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about White Family Foundation
How much does White Family Foundation give each year?
White Family Foundation gave $3.2M across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.4M across 9 grants.
What is White Family Foundation's typical grant size?
White Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $289,932, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from White Family Foundation that year got $11K on average.
Where does White Family Foundation give grants?
White Family Foundation gives mostly in Indiana: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).
Does White Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on White Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "For Community Service" (4 grants).
Who are White Family Foundation's largest grantees?
White Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include University of Notre Dame ($3,061,000), Hazelden Betty Ford ($50,000) and Phoenix House ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 98% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is White Family Foundation?
White Family Foundation reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $454K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does White Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support designated for educational services, health care services, community service, religious services, and foreign policy studies. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from White Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is White Family Foundation's EIN?
White Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1413644. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does White Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). White Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/white-family-foundation-morg_2a50fd1f8bb84dbb9dd7a0060c368348
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